Jane Roe, whose real name is Norma McCorvey, gave birth to a daughter in June 1970, several months after the case was initiated. By the time Roe v. Wade reached the US Supreme Court, the child was almost three years old and living with an anonymous adoptive family.
McCorvey had three children. The first, by her husband Woody McCorvey, was allegedly kidnapped, then later adopted, by Norma's mother when Norma confessed her sexual orientation was either bi- or lesbian.
She got pregnant with a second child sometime in 1965. The child was adopted by the baby's father under the condition that McCorvey never attempt contact.
The Roe baby was the result of her third pregnancy, and was placed for private adoption.
McCorvey, who was homeless and living on the street during her pregnancy, says she lent her name to the case because her circumstances fit a profile the pro-choice lawyers felt was compelling. She claims they approached her about challenging the Texas anti-abortion laws; she didn't contact them. McCorvey said she really had nothing to do with the case: never testified, never appeared in court, and only learned of the Supreme Court ruling sometime after-the-fact.
McCorvey was, however, pro-choice until she converted to Christianity, and was later baptized Catholic. She says she has been "100% pro-life" since August 8, 1995.
Norma McCorvey was arrested in May 2009 at a Notre Dame pro-life rally protesting President Obama's visit to the University.
Case Citation:
Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)
The citation for Roe v. Wade is 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
Roe did.
Roe v. Wade was a civil case; no crime was committed.
Roe V. Wade had people come and discuss the issue and allowed people to have abortions.
Thurgood Marshall ruled in favor of legalizing abortion in the Roe v Wade case.
Norman McCorvey (Jane Roe)
Norman McCorvey (Jane Roe)
The plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, (1973) was identified as "Jane Roe," a common proxy for the name of someone who wishes to remain anonymous. The real plaintiff in the case was Norma McCorvey.McCorvey never had an abortion. She gave birth to a baby girl who was immediately placed for adoption. McCorvey renounced her pro-choice stance in recent years and has become a Right to Life activist.
Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade are related because both cases concern a persons right to privacy. The Roe v. Wade case was in 1973 and the Griswold v. Connecticut case was in 1965.
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(1973) *Right of Privacy
Roe v. Wade.